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Hurricane Jose is right behind Irma: Here’s what you need to know
By Jessica Vomiero
National Online Journalist Global News
Satellite images shows three hurricanes churning away in Atlantic.
The United States and the Caribbean have been thrashed by two major storms over the past few weeks.
First, there was Hurricane Harvey, which flooded the city of Houston and split it into drowned and dry halves.
Then Hurricane Irma came, laid waste to the island of Barbuda, knocked out power to many in Puerto Rico and killed four people in the U.S. Virgin Islands alone. It will likely reach Florida by Sunday.
And the trouble isn’t over for this part of the world. Hurricane Jose, which is a category 3 storm, is following close behind and have the potential to be at least as large as Irma.
This marks the first time in seven years that three hurricanes have developed in the Atlantic Basin at the same time.
The last time there were three active hurricanes in the Atlantic was in 2010, CNN reported.
Back then, Hurricanes Igor, Julia and Karl — which share the same first letters as Irma, Jose and Katia — developed on a similar trajectory.
Hurricane Jose reached Category 3 status on Thursday, after reaching Category 1 status one day prior, according to The Weather Network.
Meanwhile, Katia will likely reach Mexico late Friday or early Saturday as a Category 1 or 2 storm. The National Hurricane Centre warned that the storm’s current path sees it likely impacting islands that were already ravaged by the Category 5 Hurricane Irma this week.
The hurricane is about 590 miles (955 km) east of the Lesser Antilles, the NHC said in its latest advisory, adding some additional strengthening was possible during the next 24 to 36 hours.
Hurricane watches have been issued for Antigua and Barbuda, where 90 per cent of structures have been destroyed by Irma. USA Today reported that “torrential rainfall” could produce “life-threatening flooding” across both islands by Saturday
Tropical storm watches have been issued for the regions of Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saba and St. Eustatius, though these areas are less likely to be affected.
Hurricane Irma is being called one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century as it killed 14 people across the Caribbean islands before turning towards Florida.
The storm, whose winds reached 290 km/h at their peak, is approximately the size of France.
— With files from Reuters.
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